Example sentences of "[vb pp] but [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were n't there greengages somewhere that scarcely ever fruited but when they did were splendid ? |
| 2 | Septimus Hird , 17 , who ironically lived in the Green Tree Inn , Skinnergate , won but before his design was built he drowned while bathing at Redcar . |
| 3 | They compared her , in advance , to similar women in the States who had manifestly succeeded but when they interviewed her , and found how she differed from the stereotype , they were even more intrigued . |
| 4 | You remind me of a beautiful ripe peach just waiting to be picked but when you 're opened up — surprise , surprise ! |
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| 6 | The Prime Minister 's speech was pitiful , not just because policies had collapsed but because he 'd spent so little time preparing it , so busy was he trying to help his chum . |
| 7 | ‘ We are n't saying we agree with what he 's done but if he knew we were there and we loved him it would have come out differently . |
| 8 | This may be easier said than done but if you have a clear idea of the purpose of the meeting and have prepared a thorough list of everything you want to know then you must stick to your guns and carry on relentlessly until you have worked your way through it . |
| 9 | Reader manipulation is another recurring feature that in some ways is obvious looking at how the book is written but as you 're reading the book you 're practically living in it and when you finish it 's almost as if a piece of your daily routine is missing and because it is an integral part of your life it is hard to distance yourself from it and analyse it . |
| 10 | These are of course the history teacher 's daily stock in trade , often taken for granted but when we are publicly called upon to justify the spending of taxpayers ' money on our subject , the most obvious may well be one of the strongest arguments for the teaching of history to all young people to the age of 16 . |
| 11 | It may sound a little long winded but after you have read the manual ( twice ) you should understand the plot and the idea . |
| 12 | Maybe if chlorophyll tablets bad been available in those days they might have helped but as it was I had tried everything . |
| 13 | Mind , I 'm not bothered but if you get them little'uns they last no time do they ? |
| 14 | YOGA/MEDITATION An explanation probably is n't needed but if you 're interested just see what your local community or neighbourhood centres are doing . |
| 15 | The egg from the ovary is the woman and the sperm from the testicles in the man continue to be produced but as their pathway through the fallopian tubes or vas deferens is blocked after the operation , they are removed by normal body process . |
| 16 | The leaders in the TFM Radio section of the poll ( 26 local radio stations are taking part with Woolworths ) are remarkable not simply for the number of votes they have received but because they both teach at Northfield Comprehensive School , Billingham . |
| 17 | no Bev 's flown but when I 've gone up with her |
| 18 | That 's X squared but when it 's differentiated cos you 've got ta go back into the bracket it comes out as that . |
| 19 | It 's one thing if you 're fully staffed but if you think that whichever of my boys is on guard duty for the day is responsible for the shopping as well as the cooking , and I have to put another boy on guard as substitute to him and another at the disposition of the local magistrate , and I 've two out on motor-bike patrol — where am I when a case like this comes up and I 've got to be out ? ’ |
| 20 | Police were called but when he was interviewed about the attack the next day he could not remember anything . |
| 21 | None has arrived but if his death took place as I saw the angel pass I would not hear from my sister Ellen for some time . |
| 22 | Automatic Cover — Previously this was provided without limit as to the period of time by which the Company must be notified but as we can no longer rely on surveyors picking up additional plant , it is now a condition of this cover that the Insured notifies the Company before expiry of the current period of insurance . |
| 23 | After this , I felt a little refreshed but as I came over the hill towards Lochinver , my legs rebelled . |
| 24 | Right now I 'd hoped but if she 's late . |
| 25 | A few unsprayed crops might survive providing most are sprayed but if none was sprayed , widespread damage would ensure in some years . |
| 26 | It took time , it took time , it took a period of years till they got it finalized but when we got it finalized , we had for example er welding areas , in which no one was allowed in unless they were a welder you know . |
| 27 | Jacko Roberts rarely entertained but when he did , it was usually lavish . |
| 28 | The complete programme has yet to be finalised but if you wish for more information please contact the Medau Office Epsom 29056 or send S.A.E. |
| 29 | This controversial book was widely discussed but whether it was read by artists I leave to further research . |
| 30 | Nobody was quite sure what that really meant but if it were to mean that audiences were now ready for films which dealt sensationally with sex , crime , and shady city affairs then that was what they were to be given . |